Telltale



6, J. c. FITZGERALD 2,210,807

TELLTALE Filed Se t. 9, 1938 Patented Aug. 6, 1 940 TI i UNETED STATES PATENT OQFFKQE 2,210,807 1 g TELLTA E I I John C. Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh, Pa. Application September 9, 1938, Serial No. 229,202 3 Claims. (of. 88-451) The invention relates to a headlight mirror; Figure 5 is a bottom plan view of a modified for automobiles and more especially to a tellform of telltale. 1 tale mirror for automobile headlights. Similar reference characters indicate corre- One of the principal objects of my invention is sponding parts throughout the several views in 5 to provide a telltale adapted to be mounted on the drawing. 5 the front of a motor vehicle and in confronting Referring to the drawing in detail, A desrelation with the headlights and which is ignates generally a pair of twin headlights or equipped with means for intercepting light rays lamps for a motor vehicle, a portion of the vefrom the headlights and reflecting the same to hicle being indicated at B, while the mirror conthe eyes of the operator of the vehicle whereby stituting the present invention will be hereinafter 10 said operator may readily discern whether the fully described. headlights are in lighted condition and also The mirror comprises, in this instance, a whether the condition be dim, bright or otherstream-lined body 5 made from any suitable mawise, said means being so constructed as to preterial and in its stream-lined formation tapers clude cross reflection of the rays reflected therein a forward direction While at the rear of this 15 from, body are the polished or mirrored surfaces 6 and Another object of the invention is the pro- 1, respectively, these being properly angled with vision of a device of this character, wherein the relation to each other and the longitudinal axis same is adapted to be held in a fixed position of the said body so that when the body 5 is posiwith relation to the twin headlights of a motor tioned fore of the motor vehicle the light issuing 2 vehicle so that the reflection of the light therefrom the headlights or lamps A will be reflected from is discernible to a driver of the motor on these surfaces 6 and l and the driver occuvehicle and in this way enabling such driver to pying the drivers seat within the vehicle can aascertain the character of illumination issued s r n t e Condition of he li hts 01 illumifrom the headlight, the device being neat in apnation showing very conclusively whether they 25 pearance and in no Way detracting from the are dim, bright or otherwise and also when one neatness of the vehicle under its customary I light is on and the other is off. equipment, 7 The body is formed with an arm 8 which is A further object of the invention is the procentered and aligned With the longitudinal axis 0 vision of a device of this character, which is simof the body, being susceptible of fitting within a ple in its construction, thoroughly reliable and C mp g y 9 Carrying a S t Screw l0 and this efficient in operation, easy of application to a eye is preferably built upon a cap H for the fillmotor vehicle, assuring proper observation of ing spout of the radiator as equipped in motor illumination from the headlights of a vehicle b vehicles. By the set screw It, the body 5 can a driver when within said vehicle and inexpenbe adj e a the option of the' user of the 35 sive to manufacture and install. mirror.

with these and other objects in view, the m- In Figure 5 0f the drawing there is illustrated vention consists in the features of construction, a modification wherein the body is fashioned combination and arrangement of parts a 111 b with a conical front section [4 and a multifaced 4o hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in base section 15 defining a r of paced and 40 t accgmpanyjng drawing, which discloses the forwardly divergent reflective areas or faces disrefe r d and a modified form f embodiment f posed one on each side of the axis of the conical the invention and pointed out in the claims herefrom Section faces, reflecttve areas are adapted to be disposed in a sldewlse and conunto appended.

In $322225 ranite: i Figure 1 is a fragmentary plan view showing embodiment 8 pre erre the device constructed in accordance with the What is cl'aimed invention applied to a motor vehicle for the re- 1 In combination: a motor vehicle having a flection of the light from the headlights of such pair of Spaced headlights, and a telltale 50 Vehlcle to a dTlVeI thereofprising a substantially conical body, means con- Figu e 2 is a fragmentary slde elevation necting said body to the front of said vehicle and Figure 3 is an elevation of the device removed forwardly of said headlights, said body having from the vehicle. its axis disposed in a substantially horizontal,

Figure 4 is a bottom plan View. superjacent and interjacent position with re- 55 spect to said headlights and with its base disposed in frontal relation with said headlights, said base being of a cuneiform configuration in plan and defining a pair of forwardly divergent reflective faces disposed one on each side of said axis and in sidewise and confronting relation with said headlights whereby to intercept light rays from said headlights and reflect the same to the eyes of the operator of said vehicle.

2. In combination, a motor vehicle having a pair of spaced headlights, and a telltale comprising a substantially oblique-conical body, a bracket secured at one end to the front of said vehicle and extending forwardly therefrom, said body being attached to the forward end of the bracket and having its axis disposed in a substantially horizontal, superjacent and interjacent position with respect to said headlights and with its base disposed in frontal relation with said headlights, said base formed with a pair of forwardly divergent plane reflective faces and with each of said faces being of a substantially plane-elliptical contour and disposed on one side of said axis and in sidewise and confronting relation with one of said headlights whereby to intercept upwardly directed light rays from said headlight and reflect the same to the eyes of the operator of said vehicle.

3. In combination, a motor vehicle having a pair of spaced headlights, and a telltale comprising a body fashioned with a substantially conical front section and a multifaced base section defining a pair of forwardly divergent reflective areas, means connecting said body to the front of said vehicle and forwardly of said headlights, said conical front section having its axis disposed in a substantially horizontal, superjacent and interjacent position with respect to said headlights and with said areas disposed one on each side of said axis and in sidewise and confronting relation to said headlights whereby to intercept light rays from said headlights and reflect the same to the eyes of the operator of said vehicle.

JOHN C. FITZGERALD. 

